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she'll retire to her chamber instantly。
MEL。 I go this moment。 Now�察�fortune�察�I defy thee。
SCENE XIII。
MASKWELL alone。
MASK。 I confess you may be allowed to be secure in your own
opinion�察�the appearance is very fair�察�but I have an after´game to
play that shall turn the tables�察�and here comes the man that I must
manage。
SCENE XIV。
��To him�А�LORD TOUCHWOOD。
LORD TOUCH。 Maskwell�察�you are the man I wished to meet。
MASK。 I am happy to be in the way of your lordship's commands。
LORD TOUCH。 I have always found you prudent and careful in anything
that has concerned me or my family。
MASK。 I were a villain else。 I am bound by duty and gratitude�察�and
my own inclination�察�to be ever your lordship's servant。
LORD TOUCH。 Enough。 You are my friend�察�I know it。 Yet there has
been a thing in your knowledge�察�which has concerned me nearly�察�that
you have concealed from me。
MASK。 My lord��
LORD TOUCH。 Nay�察�I excuse your friendship to my unnatural nephew
thus far。 But I know you have been privy to his impious designs
upon my wife。 This evening she has told me all。 Her good nature
concealed it as long as was possible�察�but he perseveres so in
villainy�察�that she has told me even you were weary of dissuading
him�察�though you have once actually hindered him from forcing her。
MASK。 I am sorry�察�my lord�察�I can't make you an answer�察�this is an
occasion in which I would not willing be silent。
LORD TOUCH。 I know you would excuse himand I know as well that
you can't。
MASK。 Indeed I was in hopes it had been a youthful heat that might
have soon boiled over�察�but ´
LORD TOUCH。 Say on。
MASK。 I have nothing more to say�察�my lord�察�but to express my
concern�察�for I think his frenzy increases daily。
LORD TOUCH。 How� �Give me but proof of it�察�ocular proof�察�that I may
justify my dealing with him to the world�察�and share my fortunes。
MASK。 O my lord� �consider�察�that is hard。 Besides�察�time may work
upon him。 Then�察�for me to do it� �I have professed an everlasting
friendship to him。
LORD TOUCH。 He is your friend�察�and what am I��
MASK。 I am answered。
LORD TOUCH。 Fear not his displeasure�察�I will put you out of his��
and fortune's power�察�and for that thou art scrupulously honest�察�I
will secure thy fidelity to him�察�and give my honour never to own any
discovery that you shall make me。 Can you give me a demonstrative
proof�拭 �Speak。
MASK。 I wish I could not。 To be plain�察�my lord�察�I intended this
evening to have tried all arguments to dissuade him from a design
which I suspect�察�and if I had not succeeded�察�to have informed your
lordship of what I knew。
LORD TOUCH。 I thank you。 What is the villain's purpose��
MASK。 He has owned nothing to me of late�察�and what I mean now�察�is
only a bare suspicion of my own。 If your lordship will meet me a
quarter of an hour hence there�察�in that lobby by my lady's bed´
chamber�察�I shall be able to tell you more。
LORD TOUCH。 I will。
MASK。 My duty to your lordship makes me do a severe piece of
justice。
LORD TOUCH。 I will be secret�察�and reward your honesty beyond your
hopes。
SCENE XV。
Scene opening�察�shows Lady Touchwood's chamber。
MELLEFONT solus。
MEL。 Pray heaven my aunt keep touch with her assignation。 O that
her lord were but sweating behind this hanging�察�with the expectation
of what I shall see。 Hist�察�she comes。 Little does she think what a
mine is just ready to spring under her feet。 But to my post。 ��Goes
behind the hangings。��
SCENE XVI。
LADY TOUCHWOOD。
LADY TOUCH。 'Tis eight o'clock�察�methinks I should have found him
here。 Who does not prevent the hour of love�察�outstays the time�察�for
to be dully punctual is too slow。 I was accusing you of neglect。
SCENE XVII。
LADY TOUCHWOOD�察�MASKWELL�察�MELLEFONT absconding。
MASK。 I confess you do reproach me when I see you here before me��
but 'tis fit I should be still behindhand�察�still to be more and more
indebted to your goodness。
LADY TOUCH。 You can excuse a fault too well�察�not to have been to
blame。 A ready answer shows you were prepared。
MASK。 Guilt is ever at a loss�察�and confusion waits upon it�察�when
innocence and bold truth are always ready for expression。
LADY TOUCH。 Not in love�此 �words are the weak support of cold
indifference�察�love has no language to be heard。
MASK。 Excess of joy has made me stupid� �Thus may my lips be ever
closed。 ��Kisses her。�А �And thusO who would not lose his speech��
upon condition to have joys above it��
LADY TOUCH。 Hold�察�let me lock the door first。 ��Goes to the door。��
MASK。 ��Aside。�А �That I believed�察�'twas well I left the private
passage open。
LADY TOUCH。 So�察�that's safe。
MASK。 And so may all your pleasures be�察�and secret as this kiss ´
MEL。 And may all treachery be thus discovered。 ��Leaps out。��
LADY TOUCH。 Ah� 。�Shrieks。��
MEL。 Villain� 。�Offers to draw。��
MASK。 Nay�察�then�察�there's but one way。 ��Runs out。��
SCENE XVIII。
LADY TOUCHWOOD�察�MELLEFONT。
MEL。 Say you so�察�were you provided for an escape�拭 �Hold�察�madam�察�you
have no more holes to your burrow�察�I'll stand between you and this
sally´port。
LADY TOUCH。 Thunder strike thee dead for this deceit�察�immediate
lightning blast thee�察�me�察�and the whole world� �Oh� �I could rack
myself�察�play the vulture to my own heart�察�and gnaw it piecemeal�察�for
not boding to me this misfortune。
MEL。 Be patient。
LADY TOUCH。 Be damned。
MEL。 Consider�察�I have you on the hook�察�you will but flounder
yourself a´weary�察�and be nevertheless my prisoner。
LADY TOUCH。 I'll hold my breath and die�察�but I'll be free。
MEL。 O madam�察�have a care of dying unprepared�察�I doubt you have
some unrepented sins that may hang heavy�察�and retard your flight。
LADY TOUCH。 O� �what shall I do�拭�say�拭 �Whither shall I turn�拭 �Has
hell no remedy��
MEL。 None�察�hell has served you even as heaven has done�察�left you to
yourself。You're in a kind of Erasmus paradise�察�yet if you please
you may make it a purgatory�察�and with a little penance and my
absolution all this may turn to good account。
LADY TOUCH。 ��Aside。�А �Hold in my passion�察�and fall�察�fall a little��
thou swelling heart�察�let me have some intermission of this rage�察�and
one minute's coolness to dissemble。 ��She weeps。��
MEL。 You have been to blame。 I like those tears�察�and hope they are
of the purest kind��penitential tears。
LADY TOUCH。 O the scene was shifted quick before me��I had not
time to think。 I was surprised to see a monster in the glass�察�and
now I find 'tis myself�察�can you have mercy to forgive the faults I
have imagined�察�but never put in practice��O consider�察�consider how
fatal you have been to me�察�you have already killed the quiet of this
life。 The love of you was the first wandering fire that e'er misled
my steps�察�and while I had only that in view�察�I was betrayed into
unthought of ways of ruin。
MEL。 May I believe this true��
LADY TOUCH。 O be not cruelly incredulous。How can you doubt these
streaming eyes�拭 �Keep the severest eye o'er all my future conduct��
and if I once relapse�察�let me not hope forgiveness�察�'twill ever be
in your power to ruin me。 My lord shall sign to your desires�察�I
will myself create your happiness�察�and Cynthia shall be this night
your bride。 Do but conceal my failings�察�and forgive。
MEL。 Upon such terms I will be ever yours in every honest way。
SCENE XIX。
MASKWELL softly introduces LORD TOUCHWOOD�察�and retires。
MASK。 I have kept my word�察�he's here�察�but I must not be seen。
SCENE XX。
LADY TOUCHWOOD�察�LORD TOUCHWOOD�察�MELLEFONT。
LORD TOUCH。 Hell and amazement�察�she's in tears。
LADY TOUCH。 ��Kneeling。�А �Eternal blessings thank you。Ha� �my lord
listening� �O fortune has o'erpaid me all�察�all� �all's my own��
��Aside。��
MEL。 Nay�察�I beseech you rise。
LADY TOUCH。 ��Aloud。�А �Never�察�never� �I'll grow to the ground�察�be
buried quick beneath it�察�e'er I'll be consenting to so damned a sin
as incest� �unnatural incest��
MEL。 Ha��
LADY TOUCH。 O cruel man�察�will you not let me go�拭 �I'll forgive all
that's past。 O heaven�察�you will not ravish me��
MEL。 Damnation��
LORD TOUCH。 Monster�察�dog� �your life shall answer this� 。�Draws and
runs at MELLEFONT�察�is held by LADY TOUCHWOOD。��
LADY TOUCH。 O heavens�察�my lord� �Hold�察�hold�察�for heaven's sake。
MEL。 Confusion�察�my uncle� �O the damned sorceress。
LADY TOUCH。 Moderate your rage�察�good my lord� �He's mad�察�alas�察�he's
mad。 Indeed he is�察�my lord�察�and knows not what he does。 See how
wild he looks。
MEL。 By heaven�察�'twere senseless not to be mad�察�and see such
witchcraft。
LADY TOUCH。 My lord�察�you hear him